The soup makes the soldier.
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Though the fool waits, the day does not.French
Men's skins have many colors, but human blood is always red.
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The churl knows not the worth of spurs.
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To get the chicks one must coax the hen.
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Riches serve a wise man, but command a fool.
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One cannot please everybody and one's father.
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